8-letter words containing lat
- isolator — to set or place apart; detach or separate so as to be alone.
- jaculate — to throw or hurl (a dart, javelin, etc.).
- jubilate — to show or feel great joy; rejoice; exult.
- jugulate — to check or suppress (disease) by extreme measures.
- kalathos — a fruit basket having a conventionalized shape of a lily, often used in ancient art as a symbol of fertility.
- klatches — Plural form of klatch.
- la plata — a seaport in E Argentina.
- latch on — a device for holding a door, gate, or the like, closed, consisting basically of a bar falling or sliding into a catch, groove, hole, etc.
- latching — a device for holding a door, gate, or the like, closed, consisting basically of a bar falling or sliding into a catch, groove, hole, etc.
- latchkey — a key for releasing a latch or springlock, especially on an outer door.
- lateener — a lateen-rigged ship
- lateness — occurring, coming, or being after the usual or proper time: late frosts; a late spring.
- latently — present but not visible, apparent, or actualized; existing as potential: latent ability.
- later on — a comparative of late: Her later years were not happy.
- laterals — Plural form of lateral.
- laterite — a reddish ferruginous soil formed in tropical regions by the decomposition of the underlying rocks.
- laterize — to develop into a laterite
- latewood — Wood formed in a tree relatively late in the season.
- lathered — foam or froth made by a detergent, especially soap, when stirred or rubbed in water, as by a brush used in shaving or by hands in washing.
- latherer — in a barber's shop, a person who lathers the faces of customers for shaving
- lathlike — Resembling a lath or some aspect of one.
- lathwork — work made of laths
- lathyrus — a genus of leguminous climbing plants that includes the sweet pea
- latinate — of, like, pertaining to, or derived from Latin.
- latinian — Latino-Faliscan.
- latinism — a mode of expression derived from or imitative of Latin.
- latinist — a specialist in Latin.
- latinity — knowledge or use of the Latin language: He bemoaned the lack of Latinity among today's scholars.
- latinize — to cause to conform to the customs, traditions, beliefs, etc., of the Latins or the Latin Church.
- latitant — (archaic) Lying hid; concealed; latent.
- latitude — Geography. the angular distance north or south from the equator of a point on the earth's surface, measured on the meridian of the point. a place or region as marked by this distance.
- latrines — Plural form of latrine.
- latterly — of late; lately: He has been latterly finding much to keep himself busy.
- latticed — having a lattice or latticework.
- lattices — Plural form of lattice.
- ligulate — having or forming a ligula.
- lobulate — consisting of, divided into, or having lobes.
- loculate — having one or more locules.
- lunulate — having lunular markings.
- maculate — spotted; stained.
- mesylate — (organic chemistry) methanesulfonate.
- modulate — to regulate by or adjust to a certain measure or proportion; soften; tone down.
- mud flat — the muddy, nearly level bed of a dry lake.
- mudflats — Plural form of mudflat.
- mulattos — Plural form of mulatto.
- mutilate — to injure, disfigure, or make imperfect by removing or irreparably damaging parts: Vandals mutilated the painting.
- oblately — In an oblate manner.
- oblation — the offering to God of the elements of bread and wine in the Eucharist.
- oblatory — Of or pertaining to oblation; oblational.
- ocellate — (of a spot or marking) eyelike.